Daniel Whitehead Named Athletic Communications Director

“We’re pleased that Daniel [Whitehead] has accepted
the athletic communications director position,” said
Pendleton. “We feel confident that he is the right person to
advance Southern Virginia’s message through the forum of
athletics.”

Whitehead replaces Pendleton, who served as the university's
sports information director from 2011-13 until he was named
Southern Virginia’s director of communications in June.

Whitehead will serve as the primary contact for Southern
Virginia's 14 NCAA Division III athletics programs and will be
responsible for coordinating the communications and media relations
efforts for the university's athletics department.

“I’m very grateful for the opportunity to work at a
top-quality institution like Southern Virginia University to help
promote its athletics programs,” said Whitehead. “I
plan on working tirelessly to give all the athletics teams and
scholar-athletes the exposure they deserve.”

Whitehead spent the 2012-13 academic year as an athletics media
relations graduate assistant at the University of Wyoming, where he
was the primary media contact for the women’s soccer,
men’s and women’s cross country and track and field
programs.

While at Wyoming, Whitehead also served as an assistant media
contact for the Cowboy's football, and men’s and
women’s basketball teams, handling in-game statistics while
also assisting with postgame player interviews and press
conferences. He was also responsible for creating game programs and
weekly notes for his assigned sports along with keeping the
teams’ information updated on www.gowyo.com.

Prior to Wyoming, Whitehead attended graduate school at West
Virginia University where he earned a dual Master of Business
Administration and Master of Sport Management degrees from 2010-12.
While studying at West Virginia, he also served as a sports
information graduate assistant with WVU Sports Communications where
he was the primary media contact for the wrestling program as well
as the women’s cross country and track and field teams.

Whitehead graduated from Brigham Young University in 2009 with a
B.A. in communications with an emphasis in public relations. During
his final two years in Provo, Whitehead was a student assistant in
BYU Athletic Communications in which he was the primary media
contact for the men’s and women’s golf and cross
country teams.

A native of Salt Lake City, Whitehead graduated from Jordan High
School in Sandy, Utah and served a fulltime mission for The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina. He and his wife,
Bethany, are the proud parents of two children.

"We expect Daniel to continue the standard of excellent athletic
communications that we have set at Southern Virginia University,"
said Athletic Director Scott Y. Doxey. "As we head into our first
year as full members of the Capital Athletic Conference, Daniel
will work tirelessly to provide our scholar-athletes with the
recognition and publicity they deserve."